Islamabad(Staff Reporter)His Excellency Saqr Bin Mubarak Al Mansouri, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, met with Mr. Zahed Latif Khan, President of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rawalpindi, in the presence of a number of RCCI members and Mr. Masoud Al Athbi consular at the embassy.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, especially with regard to enhancing trade exchange between them and the importance of developing them. They also reviewed ways to enhance cooperation between the public and private sectors of Qatar and Pakistan and to hold joint trade and investment meetings to encourage businessmen to promote bilateral cooperation.

The Qatari ambassador stressed the interest of the State of Qatar in its relations with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in various fields, especially economic and trade, and its keenness to promote and develop these relations which he described as distinct, stressing that they are historical relations based on trust and mutual respect. He also pointed to the keenness of the leaderships of the two countries to promote and develop these relations to wider horizons to serve the interests of the two countries.

In the framework of cooperation between the two countries in the economic and investment fields, he stressed that the State of Qatar seeks to enhance cooperation in the fields of investment through the Qatar Investment Authority and Hassad in many fields including energy, agriculture, infrastructure … etc.

For his part, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rawalpindi of Pakistan stressed on the intention of Pakistani businessmen to take advantage of the opportunities for trade and investment cooperation with the Qatari side and informed that they have a visit scheduled to Qatar next month, to participate in the Pakistani products exhibitions in the State of Qatar.